Since Chinese New Year is around the corner…and my friend, Brian, suggested me that I should change the snow flake to gold falling from sky…so yeah…here’s gold from the sky! 
(This is the extreme case where I set “too much” gold…can you count how many? )
Happy Chinese New Year 2008! 
Finally…Tamron announced that the popular SP 17-50mm F2.8 Lens will be available in Pentax K mount from 7th March 2008!
SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II （Model A16）
This is one of the BEST Selling lens at ShaShinKi.com, best budget lens with F2.8 aperture and no compromise in image quality! It sure is going to be of HIGH DEMAND initially…definitely worldwide shortage for stock in the first few months.
Even as of now, Canon and Nikon mounts of this lens are constantly sold out in many places.
Official news:
http://www.tamron.co.jp/news/release_2008/0128_a16p.html
Tamron has just announced the shipping date of Tamron SP 70-200mm F2.8 which will be available from 7th March 2008.
First available in Canon EOS mount, follow up by Nikon, Sony and then Pentax mounts.
The lens was first announced in March 2007 under development. Using 77mm filter size, removable tripod collar, MSRP at 10万4,790円 (around RM3.2k). Street price should be 70-80% of MSRP, which means the lens is sure going to be a hit!
Tamron is well known for creating good value for money lenses!
Announced today as well…the…
Not really something that boils my blood again…but VR sure is tempting…and the zoom range looks good as a multi-purpose lens.
If Nikon hoped to have another big sales of this lens like the previous AFS 18-200VR…they are going to be disappointed I believe.
RRP: £429.99/ €642.00
Yes, my dream lens! My blood boils when I read the news! Nikon is coming out with an AFS 60mm micro version! Horray!
I am going to buy this lens new! Yes! Best lens for portrait and macro and children photography! Going to be very much fun and great for Megumi!
Will be available in March 2008…hmm…that’s still two months away… 
Too bad…no VR…but nevermind. The lens should have constant fixed length, that should be nice.
Nikon is going to announce a series of tilt shift lens in year 2008 for its F mount line up, from 24mm to 45mm to 85mm with ED coating.
First view with photo here is the PC-E NIKKOR 24mm F3.5D ED.
No surprise these lenses are the Nikon effort and strategy to strengthen their full frame D3 DSLR “military”. We should be expecting more full frame professional lenses coming from Nikon soon.
Some images of the upcoming new Nikon D60 DSLR…
Highlights:
This camera is meant as the replacement for D40/D40X.
